Big Burke announcement

[VTKilarney]

I didn't really understand their comment about the training hill. The training hill is part of their ONLY way down from the top. Therefore, if they want to get at least "one trail open for the public", they would have to have the training hill open. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Maybe I'm just confused.

How sad that we are still talking about Burke trying to get "one trail open" about a week and a half from now. If that doesn't drive home just how bad things are, I'm not sure what would.

I'm starting to think that we should have a Q Burke and Magic Mountain death pool.

 

[oldtimer]

for clarity- they are talking about opening now on jan 1 or 2- so that is an improvement over their last prediction. But, as I said in my earlier post they are putting off doing the training hill. very, very curious.

see new pics posted on FB page just now. looks good for Willoughby to Bear Den to Lower foxes. Sad looking fan guns with no snow being produced. WHY BOTHER? me thinks that others bought the guns and are now being told "Sorry- just kidding about them being used to get you on line quickly"-

 

[VTKilarney]

for clarity- they are talking about opening now on jan 1 or 2- so that is an improvement over their last prediction. But, as I said in my earlier post they are putting off doing the training hill. very, very curious.

I'm curious to see if they open that early. They said that it was natural snow dependent, and we didn't get that much snow. I'm crossing my fingers that it's enough to get their one trail open.

 

[thetrailboss]

I also wondered if a certain Ski Academy purchased said guns and now Q is stiffing them by not running them. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

 

[River19]

I also wondered if a certain Ski Academy purchased said guns and now Q is stiffing them by not running them. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

Hey hey....take it easy on Q......they just discovered water......baby steps.

"....so you bought new fan guns? Whose water are you going to use and whose pumps? You know that costs us money, who will pay that?"

 

[River19]

sorry dupe

 

[thetrailboss]

Hey hey....take it easy on Q......they just discovered water......baby steps.

"....so you bought new fan guns? Whose water are you going to use and whose pumps? You know that costs us money, who will pay that?"

I would not run that by that Qasshole.

 

[steamboat1]

I'm starting to think that we should have a Q Burke and Magic Mountain death pool.

Yes but Magic doesn't have a $55 million plus hotel built with other peoples money.

 

[MEtoVTSkier]

It's not a usable hotel Quite yet...

 

[thetrailboss]

Yes but Magic doesn't have a $55 million plus hotel built with other peoples money.

No, but Magic certainly has a lot of other things built using "other" people's money, or specifically coop money.


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[steamboat1]

No, but Magic certainly has a lot of other things built using "other" people's money, or specifically coop money.

Name them. I can't think of anything new. Lodge, nope. Lifts, nope. Nothing even remotely close to $55 mil. You could probably buy the place for under $3 mil. today. Put the $3,000 everyone put together & it wouldn't even equal $1 mil. Trying to compare the investments of other peoples money in the two mountains is silly.

 

[River19]

Is that grass I see peeking through the snow on the webcam ?

 

[from_the_NEK]

Is that grass I see peeking through the snow on the webcam ?

That area around the lift probably has grass and weeds that are taller than 6 inches, so yes.

And a groomer drove by (toward the ski trails) during the 30 seconds I watched the cam .

 

[River19]

Man that is slim pickings when we are talking 4-6" at the base of the MBE......

 

[thetrailboss]

Name them. I can't think of anything new. Lodge, nope. Lifts, nope. Nothing even remotely close to $55 mil. You could probably buy the place for under $3 mil. today. Put the $3,000 everyone put together & it wouldn't even equal $1 mil. Trying to compare the investments of other peoples money in the two mountains is silly.

The amount was not my point; the "other people's money" was the point.


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[VTKilarney]

And a groomer drove by (toward the ski trails) during the 30 seconds I watched the cam .

They are pushing out the snow to see if there is enough to open for this weekend. We picked up another couple of inches during the day yesterday, so hopefully there is enough.

I agree that there seems to be a real gap in their snowmaking at the MBx base.

 

[VTKilarney]

Update: They are opening on January 1st. All guest services will be at the Sherburne Lodge. I wonder if they will be running a shuttle. $45 to ski one trail.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Man that is slim pickings when we are talking 4-6" at the base of the MBE......

I agree that there seems to be a real gap in their snowmaking at the MBx base.

The trail down to the MBX looks to be well covered and there are a couple of the new fan guns right there too (can't tell if they are on in the webcam).

The area where you can see the tall grass poking up is not part of the ski slope. It is the roped off area under the bottom section of the lift. all that is there is the natural snow that fell over the last 24 hours.

Edit to add they are blowing on the lower mountain this morning.

 

[thetrailboss]

Update: They are opening on January 1st. All guest services will be at the Sherburne Lodge. I wonder if they will be running a shuttle. $45 to ski one trail.

Good that they are opening. Too bad that they have eliminated most services, and parking, at MidBurke.

 

[VTKilarney]

Another January weekend is apparently lost. The hotel now can't be booked prior to Monday, January 25th.